World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Daniel J. Glacken
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, WHO WAS KILLED OCTOBER 26, 1942 WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A F-4, A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT, A VERSION OF THE P-38 LIGHTNING FIGHTER THAT WAS PARKED ON A RAMP. THREE MECHANICS WERE KILLED WHEN AN OUT OF CONTROL L-3B AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE F-4.